Extended-Linking Services: towards a Quality Web

Van de Velde, Eric F. (2002) Extended-Linking Services: towards a Quality Web. Other. California Institute of Technology. [CaltechLIB:2002.006]

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Abstract

A URL takes requesters from a citation to a destination… provided, of course, the URL is still valid. The current chaotic web is wonderful in its way. However, within this chaotic web, we believe there is a need for a high-quality web of vetted information. The emerging OpenURL standard is the cornerstone of a worldwide web with high-quality links that feature properties such as: ·Persistence: Increase the probable lifetime of citations. ·Multiplicity: Produce a menu of targeted services for each citation. ·Context-Sensitivity: Resolve a citation in a manner appropriate to the user and to the context. To encourage the development of extended-linking services, NISO formed a committee to develop a standard OpenURL syntax. Our immediate goal is to serve the scholarly-information community immediately. However, the OpenURL technique is widely applicable, and we expect to serve many other information communities.

EPrint Type:	Monograph (Other)
Additional Information:	Presented at the July 2002 Ticer Summer School in Korea on "Digital Library Management for Tomorrow's Leaders"
Uncontrolled Keywords:	OpenURL, extended linking
Subjects:	All Records > Information treatment for information services (Information functions and techniques) All Records
ID Code:	43
Deposited By:	Eric F. Van de Velde
Deposited On:	15 July 2002
Record Number:	CaltechLIB:2002.006
Official Persistent URL:	http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechLIB:2002.006
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